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Technically, those who died on the U.S.S. Maine were sailors and marines, not soldiers. 229 of them are buried at Arlington.
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A little over 275,000.
Yes
How many Muslims are buried in Arlington
No. Arlington national cemetery is for American Soldiers who died defending their country.
dead soldiers from the Civil War
unknown soldiers
No, they are not buried standing up, but more than one soldier can be buried in the same grave. To read more about Arlington National Cemetary visit ther site at the Related Link.
In 1901, Confederate soldiers buried at the Soldiers' Home and various locations within Arlington were re-interred in a Confederate section that was authorized by Congress in 1900.
It became a military cemetery in 1864 and on May 13, 1864, a Confederate prisoner was the first soldier buried there.